PLAAF AWACS thread

[hmmwv]

so one kj2000 regiment in plaaf, one kj200 regiment in plaaf and two kj200 regiemnts in planaf? which two would those be?

All PLAAF KJ2000 and KJ200 belong to 26th Div 76th Reg (Bde now) at Shuofang.

[AssassinsMace]

New wing tips.

[Deino]

Isn't this a FAKE ??? ... the real Y-7AEW testbed has a different tail and so on ...

[Engineer]

That's a PS photo.

[Lion]

Are you all sure?

[Quickie]

The plane fuselage is close to that of the MA-60.

[kroko]

Isn't this a FAKE ??? ... the real Y-7AEW testbed has a different tail and so on ...

The picture that we have of JZY-01 (or Y-7 if you prefer) doesnt show the tail. But it has the engines of Y-9 (6 blade rotor engine). So no they are not the same aircraft.

[Jovian]

An earlier test platform perhaps? We might even speculate that they might have discovered the existing tail control fin is not up to the job given the location of the radar dome just in front of it, thus leading to the next test platform (the JZY-01).

[Bltizo]

An earlier test platform perhaps? We might even speculate that they might have discovered the existing tail control fin is not up to the job given the location of the radar dome just in front of it, thus leading to the next test platform (the JZY-01).

Nah I'm pretty sure it's a PS. The radome just doesn't look right, does it? It seems pixelated somewhat compared to the rest of the photo, like it's been shrunk or something.

[BrentSawyer]

Yeah,I am also like you,What are the major advantages of it?

[Totoro]

i can't see anything wrong with the photo, artifacts wise. It doesn't seem like a PS to me. That being said, the aircraft itself is hard to understand since we don't know the background story. Is it just a model? Is it a movie prop? A testbed for just the radar or even just the radome? There are countless possibilities.

[hmmwv]

The picture that we have of JZY-01 (or Y-7 if you prefer) doesnt show the tail. But it has the engines of Y-9 (6 blade rotor engine). So no they are not the same aircraft.

Yes the pictures did show the tail, four vertical stabilizers similar to Hawkeye.

New wing tips.

It's a PS.

[A.Man]

Naval KJ-200's

[Hyperwarp]

Not sure where to put this, since Y-8 GX6 is ASW. Anyway, Hui Tong calls it Y-8FQ

[escobar]

from Huitong

The latest image (October 2012) suggested that a new batch of Y-8XZ is being produced based on the Y-8 "Category III Platform".